Verdict: What the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s should have been from the start
Last year's ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 Intel was already a great addition to the lineup. The new Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel is even better, mainly thanks due to Intel's newer Arrow Lake CPUs, but also the newer Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs: Performance is up, but efficiency is too, which means the laptops runs cooler, quieter and the battery lasts longer.
That makes the Lenovo laptop a great example of how you iterate on a product: Build on its strengths and work on its imperfections. A few disadvantages remain, like the lack of 5G, an SD card slot or a second SSD, same for the non-user-replaceable keyboard. Overall, though, this is a very strong contender in its specific corner of the market.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
As of this review, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel starts at roughly $1,380 at Lenovo's US online shop. The version we tested, which is close to being the max spec, save for the Ultra 9 CPU and RTX Pro 1000 GPU, costs around $2,800.
Table of Contents
- Verdict: What the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s should have been from the start
- Specifications: Intel COre Ultra 7 265H with Nvidia RTX Pro 500 Blackwell Generation
- Case
- Connectivity: Lenovo ThinkPad still missing 5G option
- Input Devices: Lenovo ThinkPad keyboard continues to be a strength
- Display: Brighter 3K IPS screen with 120 HZ VRR
- Performance: Arrow Lake H and Nvidia RTX Pro are an improvement
- Emissions: Cooler and quieter than before
- Energy Management: Efficiency is up, thanks to Intel Arrow Lake H
- Notebookcheck Rating
- Potential Competitors in comparison
In the grand scheme of ThinkPad things, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s has always been an also-ran - just a renamed T14 with a slightly different set of drivers, nothing more, nothing less. That was the case until last year, when Lenovo released the ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 with Intel Meteor Lake. It was the first ThinkPad P14s with its own standalone design, which included a larger 14.5-inch screen, a battery with a higher capacity and a dual fan cooling system, making it far more suitable as an actual entry level workstation laptop.
The new version, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel, promises to be even better: It adds Intel's more efficient Arrow Lake CPUs, as well as Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs.
Specifications: Intel COre Ultra 7 265H with Nvidia RTX Pro 500 Blackwell Generation
Case
Rather untypical for a ThinkPad, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel uses mainly aluminum for its construction instead of Magnesium. This is due to this system being based on the China-only ThinkPad T14p, a closer relative to Lenovo's E series ThinkPads, which means the ThinkPad P14s G6 is build not unsimilar to the ThinkPad E14 Gen 7.
Anodized black aluminum is used for the bottom cover and screen lid, plastic for the palmrest and screen bezel. Only the palmrest and notably the pill-shaped extrusion on the lid have the ThinkPad-typical smooth black coating. Overall, the P14s Gen 6 Intel is sturdy and robust, without any obvious build quality issues. The black surfaces do attract fingerprints, though.
Also in line with the ThinkPad E series: The long bar-hinge, which enables an opening angle of 180 degrees while only permitting minimal wobble. Opening the lid with one hand is possible.
The ThinkPad laptop is a bit bigger and heavier than most of the competitors, which is to be expected due to the 14.5-inch size - all other workstations in our comparison use a regular 14-inch screen. The ThinkPad P14s G6 Intel is also thicker than the other models, but its weight is right in line with its biggest competitor, the HP ZBook 8 G1i 14.
Connectivity: Lenovo ThinkPad still missing 5G option
Lenovo did not change the port selection compared with the older P14s Gen 5 Intel - it is also identical to the P14s Gen 6 AMD, despite the bigger chassis of the P14s G6 Intel. We are definitely missing an SD card slot, and a third Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C port on the right side of the chassis would also be appreciated.
Communication
A definitive minus of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel is the lack of a WWAN / 5G option - this is something buyers can get on the AMD version. At least the Intel BE201 Wi-Fi of the ThinkPad laptop works great, with fast and mostly stable transfer rates.
Webcam
Lenovo uses a 5 MPix webcam in the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel, which has become basically the standard among most ThinkPad laptops. The webcam performs alright, its performance is certainly "good enough" for video calls.
Security
Since the P14s Gen 6 Intel falls into the business category, it has multiple security features beyond basic things like a fingerprint sensor or IR webcam. These include a Smartcard reader, a physical webcam shutter and a Kensington lock slot for theft-protection.
Accessories
Lenovo does not put any accessories besides the 100 W USB-C charger into the box that the P14s ships in.
Maintenance
Taking off the back cover of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 is easy enough. There are five captive Philips head screws and a few clips around the edge of the bottom. After these are loosened, the back cover can be removed. Inside, users can upgrade the two RAM SO-DIMMs and the SSD. There is a free M.2 2242 SSD slot, but it does not seem like it can be used for a second SSD. New for this year: The battery is officially user-removable, since it is now a CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit). Not removable is the Wi-Fi module, as it is soldered to the board. The same goes for the keyboard, which is not soldered down, but fastened to the chassis with rivets. A keyboard replacement necessitates a complete keyboard-cover replacement.
Sustainability
While Lenovo uses the same plastic free packaging as on other ThinkPads, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel does lag behind some other models when it comes to sustainability. For one, the chassis parts of the laptop are not made from recycled materials. Also, the CO2 emissions during production are a bit higher than on other ThinkPad laptops (170 kg/CO2 equivalent). At least, Lenovo provides detailed repair manuals, both in video and written form. Additionally, the manufacturer makes replacement parts and software updates for ThinkPads for up to seven years.
Warranty
This configuration of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel is sold with three years of warranty, which applies both in the country of origin, Germany, and internationally. It is a bring-in warranty, meaning the device has to be sent in for repair. The internal battery only has a more limited 12-month warranty.
Input Devices: Lenovo ThinkPad keyboard continues to be a strength
Keyboard
Lenovo did not change the keyboard of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6, which remains as comfortable as before. It is a Chiclet keyboard with 1.5 mm key-travel as well as a rounded, slightly concave dish. Typing experience is great, at the same level as the HP ZBook 8 G1i 14. The layout is even better than on the HP laptop, with bigger arrow keys and grouped F keys. Also, the ThinkPad has a two stage backlit keyboard, with white-blueish LEDs.
Touchpad & TrackPoint
The ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 is the only 14-inch workstations with physical mouse buttons, thanks to the presence of the red pointing stick, the TrackPoint. As a pointing stick, it enables the user to manipulate the pointer by "pushing" the red dot. It even provides a middle mouse button, which makes it uniquely suited for many programs that may require that middle mouse button.
Overall, we prefer the TrackPoint over the mechanical touchpad that measures 11.5 x 6 cm. The mechanical click of the clickpad is not very nice, as it is a bit spongy, and a glass touchpad would be nicer, though otherwise, the touchpad works well enough. Still, the touchpad is an area where the more expensive Lenovo ThinkPad P1 is clearly better.
Display: Brighter 3K IPS screen with 120 HZ VRR
Lenovo provides a selection of four different 14.5-inch 16:10 screens for the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel, all of which are IPS-based. Notably, the device lacks a good WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) option - if users want a better screen, they have to get the WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) or 3K (3,072 x 1,920) panels:
- WUXGA, 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, matte, 60 Hz
- WUXGA, 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, matte, 60 Hz, Add-on film multitouch
- WQXGA, 400 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, matte, 90 Hz
- 3K, 500 cd/m², 100 % DCI-P3, matte, 120 Hz VRR
The 3K screen retains the rounded corners of the preceding ThinkPad P14s G5, but it is noticeably brighter this time with 502 cd/m² instead of 406 cd/m². Great: There is no PWM flickering, and barely any backlight bleeding.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 546 cd/m²
Contrast: 1365:1 (Black: 0.4 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 3.1 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.78}
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.8 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
86.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
98.3% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
CCT: 6824 K
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE TL145MDXP02, IPS LED, 3072x1920, 14.5", 120 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 LEN145-3K, IPS, 3072x1920, 14.5", 120 Hz | HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 LG Philips LGD07B5, IPS, 2560x1600, 14", 120 Hz | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Samsung SDC41B3, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Dell Precision 5000 5490 AU Optronics B140QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE NE140WUM-N6M, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 0% | 4% | 4% | -9% | -18% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 98.3 | 98.4 0% | 96.5 -2% | 99.7 1% | 79.7 -19% | 67.1 -32% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 100 | 100 0% | 99.9 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 98.6 -1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 86.5 | 87.4 1% | 99.9 15% | 95.6 11% | 79.5 -8% | 69.2 -20% |
| Response Times | 9% | -23% | 96% | -76% | -6% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 28.3 ? | 30.2 ? -7% | 39.6 ? -40% | 0.94 ? 97% | 52.3 ? -85% | 31.1 ? -10% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 20.1 ? | 15 ? 25% | 21.05 ? -5% | 1.01 ? 95% | 33.3 ? -66% | 20.5 ? -2% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 26000 | 492.6 | ||||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 58.3 | 43 | ||||
| Screen | -13% | -10% | -2% | 2% | -1% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 546 | 439 -20% | 464 -15% | 384.7 -30% | 485.1 -11% | 558 2% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 502 | 406 -19% | 429 -15% | 387 -23% | 471 -6% | 545 9% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 88 | 87 -1% | 87 -1% | 99 13% | 90 2% | 91 3% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.4 | 0.32 20% | 0.2 50% | 0.38 5% | 0.32 20% | |
| Contrast (:1) | 1365 | 1372 1% | 2320 70% | 1277 -6% | 1744 28% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.1 | 2.1 32% | 4.3 -39% | 3.36 -8% | 2.15 31% | 2.7 13% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.1 | 6.2 -2% | 6.45 -6% | 6.45 -6% | 5.39 12% | 5.3 13% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.8 | 3.9 -117% | 4.04 -124% | 1 44% | 2 -11% | 3.5 -94% |
| Gamma | 2.16 102% | 2.2 100% | 2.14 103% | 2.26 97% | 2.3 96% | 2.1 105% |
| CCT | 6824 95% | 7013 93% | 6037 108% | 6380 102% | 6826 95% | 7191 90% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.8 | 2.38 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.7 | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -1% /
-7% | -10% /
-9% | 33% /
18% | -28% /
-12% | -8% /
-5% |
* ... smaller is better
According to Lenovo, the screen of the ThinkPad laptop is calibrated ex-factory. We were still able to improve the color accuracy with a calibration with the X-Rite i1Pro 3 and the X-Rite i1Profiler. Especially the grayscale values improve after the calibration. The profile we created is available for download for free in the gray box above, as always.
The screen of the ThinkPad P14s G6 covers the sRGB and the DCI-P3 almost, too - 98.3 % DCI-P3. This screen is very usable for photo and video editing.
Thanks to the matte screen surface and high screen brightness, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel is very usable in an outdoor-scenario.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 20.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 9.7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 44 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.2 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 28.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 14.9 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 37 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8142 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Arrow Lake H and Nvidia RTX Pro are an improvement
Lenovo offers a total of five different processors (Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Ultra 5 235H, Ultra 7 255H, Ultra 7 265H, Ultra 9 285H) and four different GPUs (Intel ARC Graphics 130T, ARC Graphics 140T, Nvidia RTX Pro 500 Blackwell Generation, RTX Pro 1000 Blackwell Generation). RAM maxes out at 96 GB DDR5-6400, there are two SO-DIMM/CSO-DIMM modules. A single M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 / 5.0 SSD with up to 2 TB is offered as the maximum storage configuration.
Testing Conditions
As always with ThinkPad laptops, Lenovo relies on the Windows settings to set the power modes, which regulate the power consumption of the processor via the power limits (PL1 = sustained, PL2 = short boost). We used "Best performance" for all of our benchmark testing:
- Best battery life: PL1 30 W / PL2 65 W
- Balanced: PL1 40 W / PL2 65 W
- Best performance: PL1 50 W / PL2 65 W
Processor
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265H is the second fastest "Arrow Lake" processor of the H class, which has a typical TDP of 45 W. This processor is typically used in powerful workstations and gaming laptops, and it provides full vPro functionality for enterprise customers. There is a total of sixteen cores, with the six fast P cores reaching clock speeds of up to 5.3 GHz. Comparisons with other processors are possible with our CPU comparison list.
Overall, the newer P14s Gen 6 does considerably better than the old P14s Gen 5 with Intel Meteor Lake, equalizing the overall CPU performance with the AMD-based P14s Gen 6, too - albeit with a higher power consumption. Compared to the Meteor Lake based predecessor, the Arrow Lake equipped P14s Gen 6 was on average 12 percent faster.
When used on battery power alone, Lenovo throttles the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel by around 28 percent (Cinebench R23 Multi: 15562 points).
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (13971 - 38520, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (19421 - 21369, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (2011 - 2081, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (1691 - 2206, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (5327 - 15043, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (7532 - 8400, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (776 - 793, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (651 - 849, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (2240 - 5810, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (2851 - 3440, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (305 - 312, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (191.4 - 328, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (164 - 180, n=3) | |
| Average of class Workstation (91 - 261, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (53407 - 116969, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (60489 - 68913, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average of class Workstation (4981 - 6960, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (5777 - 6304, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (14502 - 17144, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (10518 - 20887, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (2822 - 2911, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (2384 - 3028, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (14714 - 16453, n=3) | |
| Average of class Workstation (9968 - 25554, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (2037 - 2110, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (1740 - 2183, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (22.9 - 25.3, n=3) | |
| Average of class Workstation (14.4 - 40.5, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (42.2 - 74.7, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (37.1 - 74.7, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (0.3825 - 0.603, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (0.4241 - 0.4696, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance rating | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (10658 - 61611, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (20975 - 21681, n=2) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (56664 - 186971, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (104879 - 104898, n=2) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (2608 - 8975, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (4755 - 4798, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (60778 - 144411, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (60778 - 68430, n=2) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (7906 - 29343, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (8165 - 8630, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (27301 - 98153, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (54684 - 55399, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (56077 - 187841, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (73133 - 74345, n=2) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (742 - 2148, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (1129 - 1205, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (5580 - 32891, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (11313 - 11656, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (46752 - 56808, n=2) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (24325 - 93684, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
System Performance
Achieving good scores in the system performance benchmarks, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel also never feels sluggish in everyday use.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (6436 - 8519, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (9622 - 11195, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average of class Workstation (8789 - 10548, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (7744 - 15631, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (1307 - 2267, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1130 - 2028, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (1655 - 2725, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Workstation (993 - 1908, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (259 - 415, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average of class Workstation (189.2 - 323, n=28, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Average of class Workstation (411 - 571, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 6940 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (73609 - 82677, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (34323 - 164795, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (68026 - 80201, n=2) | |
| Average of class Workstation (30787 - 121563, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Average of class Workstation (39362 - 214520, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (57721 - 79370, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 265H (106.4 - 157, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (84.5 - 165.2, n=30, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
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DPC Latency
The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel laptop has some trouble with DPC latency dropouts. This is most likely due to an issue with the network driver.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
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Storage Devices
Lenovo uses a fast NVMe PCIe 5 SSD in the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel. The M.2 2280 drive from Samsung has a capacity of 2 TB. The flash-drive did well in our benchmarks. Also, it did not show any throttling.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
We tested the weaker of the two Nvidia GPUs available, the Nvidia RTX Pro 500 Blackwell Generation. This GPU is an upgrade over the old Nvidia RTX 500 ADA, but not a big one. At least, Nvidia has increased the VRAM from four to six GB, but that is still not that much.
In terms of the performance, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel outdoes both its Intel-based predecessor (+13 %) and its own AMD variant (+77 %) in the synthetic 3DMark benchmarks. Of course, it pales compared to the ZBook Ultra with its strong Radeon iGPU, though maybe the optional RTX Pro 1000 variant of the P14s G6 Intel could be slightly more competitive.
In any case, the RTX Pro 500 Blackwell is certainly a capable GPU for some entry-level CAD, as well as some light gaming - although mostly only in the Full-HD resolution setting.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 20916 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 15485 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 6589 points | |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (19.6 - 152.4, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (18.1 - 156.1, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE | |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 146.1 | 80.1 | 58.5 | |||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 158.3 | 144.6 | 138.4 | 131.1 | ||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 150.3 | 85.5 | 65.6 | 46.7 | ||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 92 | 74.6 | 61.2 | |||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 99 | 89 | 85 | 59 | 29 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 74.9 | 60.6 | 54.2 | 51.3 | 35.7 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 76.6 | 61.2 | 52.2 | 45.6 | 27.1 | |
| F1 25 (2025) | 127.2 | 104.8 | 78.8 | 6.66 | ||
| Anno 117: Pax Romana (2025) | 54 | 41.2 | 30.8 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
Emissions: Cooler and quieter than before
System Noise
As a workstation laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel certainly does not stay quiet all the time. However, it does run less loud than its own predecessor or the other workstations under load (45.5 dB(a)).
We did not detect any coil whine in this case.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 25.1 / 25.1 / 29.4 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 42.3 / 45.5 dB(A) |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE Ultra 7 265H, RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Ultra 7 155H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop | HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 Ultra 7 265H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Radeon 8060S | Dell Precision 5000 5490 Ultra 9 185H, RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, Radeon 890M | |
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| Noise | 1% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 6% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 25.1 | 24.6 2% | 23 8% | 23.9 5% | 22.8 9% | 24.5 2% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 25.1 | 24.6 2% | 23 8% | 23.9 5% | 23.8 5% | 24.5 2% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 25.1 | 24.6 2% | 23 8% | 23.9 5% | 23.8 5% | 24.5 2% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 29.4 | 27.5 6% | 23 22% | 26.8 9% | 24.7 16% | 24.5 17% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 42.3 | 41.2 3% | 46.26 -9% | 42.2 -0% | 38.9 8% | 36.5 14% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 45.4 | 46.8 -3% | 46.23 -2% | 49.1 -8% | 44.7 2% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 45.5 | 46.8 -3% | 46.26 -2% | 49.2 -8% | 51.4 -13% | 44.9 1% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (dB) | 49.9 |
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Temperature
Impressive: Despite running less loud than its predecessor and running faster at the same time, the chassis temperatures of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel remain lower. A maximum temperature of 40.5 degrees Celsius or 105 F around a hot-spot on the bottom is far from problematic.
The overall cooling capacity of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel seems to be around 55 W. When both the CPU and the GPU are stressed to the max at the same time, the CPU can consume around 30 W and the GPU around 25 W.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.9 °C / 102 F, compared to the average of 38.2 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.5 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 41.2 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.7 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 29.8 °C / 86 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the class Workstation.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.8 °C / 83.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.9 °C / 82.2 F (-0.9 °C / -1.6 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE Ultra 7 265H, RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Ultra 7 155H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop | HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 Ultra 7 265H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Radeon 8060S | Dell Precision 5000 5490 Ultra 9 185H, RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, Radeon 890M | |
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| Heat | -14% | -13% | -11% | -9% | -18% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 38.9 | 41.3 -6% | 41 -5% | 41.4 -6% | 43.2 -11% | 50.5 -30% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 40.5 | 47 -16% | 43 -6% | 36.6 10% | 38.4 5% | 50.2 -24% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 27.7 | 30.2 -9% | 30 -8% | 34 -23% | 31.6 -14% | 29.1 -5% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 26.8 | 33.2 -24% | 36 -34% | 33.6 -25% | 30.6 -14% | 30.1 -12% |
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Speakers
For a commercial system, the speakers of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel are pretty good. They certainly pack a punch in terms of volume and even provide some bass.
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 20% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 17%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.55 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 17%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 94% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Efficiency is up, thanks to Intel Arrow Lake H
Power Consumption
Progress has clearly been made when it comes to efficiency, as the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel has a noticeably lower power consumption than its predecessor. Of course, power consumption remains high compared to the AMD-equipped variant of the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6, but that is to be expected with the Nvidia GPU and higher res screen.
The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G6 draws a bit over 100 W during our max load stress test. However, since the power consumption quickly drops below that mark, the battery should not be discharged during everyday use.
| Off / Standby | 0.4 / 1 Watt |
| Idle | 6.1 / 11.3 / 12.2 Watt |
| Load |
77.3 / 104.9 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE Ultra 7 265H, RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD, IPS LED, 3072x1920, 14.5" | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Ultra 7 155H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ, IPS, 3072x1920, 14.5" | HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 Ultra 7 265H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N, IPS, 2560x1600, 14" | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Radeon 8060S, WDC PC SN810 2TB, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Dell Precision 5000 5490 Ultra 9 185H, RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02, IPS, 2560x1600, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, Radeon 890M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Average Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop | Average of class Workstation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -22% | -1% | -19% | -34% | 28% | 0% | -33% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 6.1 | 7.5 -23% | 5.5 10% | 6.9 -13% | 11.1 -82% | 4.7 23% | 6.1 ? -0% | 8.37 ? -37% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 11.3 | 13.5 -19% | 8.4 26% | 7.7 32% | 14.8 -31% | 7.7 32% | 11.3 ? -0% | 12.5 ? -11% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 12.2 | 14.2 -16% | 8.7 29% | 14.7 -20% | 16.5 -35% | 8 34% | 12.2 ? -0% | 16.8 ? -38% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 77.3 | 100.2 -30% | 87.9 -14% | 83.3 -8% | 70.1 9% | 53.3 31% | 77.3 ? -0% | 90.4 ? -17% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 74.6 | 86.7 -16% | 84 -13% | 110.9 -49% | 58.3 22% | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 72.3 | 84.6 -17% | 80.6 -11% | 110.5 -53% | 58.6 19% | |||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 104.9 | 137.4 -31% | 137 -31% | 126.3 -20% | 137.5 -31% | 67.5 36% | 104.9 ? -0% | 168.2 ? -60% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt) | 93.1 |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
When it comes to battery life, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Intel beats its predecessor by roughly two hours in our Wi-Fi web surfing test (150 cd/m² screen brightness). It is much more usable on the go with this result, especially considering that this is the variant with the highest resolution screen.
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE Ultra 7 265H, RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop, 75 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Ultra 7 155H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop, 75 Wh | HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 Ultra 7 265H, RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop, 72 Wh | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Radeon 8060S, 74.5 Wh | Dell Precision 5000 5490 Ultra 9 185H, RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop, 72 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, Radeon 890M, 57 Wh | Average of class Workstation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | -28% | -4% | -30% | 10% | -26% | -24% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 10 | 7.9 -21% | 10.8 8% | 7 -30% | 11 10% | 9.3 -7% | 8.43 ? -16% |
| Load (h) | 2 | 1.3 -35% | 1.7 -15% | 1.1 -45% | 1.354 ? -32% |
Notebookcheck Rating
Lenovo improves the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 across the board, making this new version an easy recommendation if you are looking for a compact-yet-powerful 14.5-inch laptop.
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE
- 11/29/2025 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 85.3%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21QT0012GE Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ⎘ Nvidia RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Generation Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2000 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,690.24 List Price: 2760 Euro | 1.7 kg | 23 mm | 14.50" 3072x1920 250 PPI IPS LED |
2. 82.5%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,100.00 List Price: 1929€ | 1.7 kg | 22 mm | 14.50" 3072x1920 250 PPI IPS |
3. 85.1%  | HP ZBook 8 G1i 14, RTX 500 Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,999.00 | 1.7 kg | 18.9 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS |
4. 87.4%  | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 ⎘ AMD Radeon 8060S ⎘ 128 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $3,469.99 HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" Touch... 2. $1,812.40 HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" Mobil... 3. $2,398.70 HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" Mobil... List Price: 4000 USD | 1.6 kg | 18.5 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
5. 89.3% v7 (old)  | Dell Precision 5000 5490 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,709.93 List Price: 3800 USD | 1.6 kg | 18.95 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS |
6. 81.6%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 ⎘ AMD Radeon 890M ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,150.00 Lenovo 2025 Copilot+ PC Thin... 2. $1,399.00 Lenovo 2025 ThinkPad P14s Ge... 3. $1,488.47 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 2... List Price: 2289 Euro | 1.4 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
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